10 Things You Need To Know This Morning

Asian markets fell in overnight trading, with the Nikkei
losing 0.2 percent and the Shanghai Composite dropping 1.5
percent. European markets are down with the
exception of Spain and Italy, both up 0.4 percent. In the
United States, Dow futures are down 44 points and S&P 500
futures are down 6 points.

Home Depot reported adjusted earnings of $0.74 per share,
higher than the consensus estimate of
$0.70. Revenues rose 4.6 percent to $18.1 billion.
The CEO said the strong earnings were driven by “the
start of the path toward the healing of the housing
market.”

Today is quiet on the economic data front in the United
States. NFIB Small Business Optimism rose to 93.1 from 92.8, just
head of expectations of a 93.0 reading. IBD/TIPP Economic
Optimism is released at 10:00 AM ET. Follow the data LIVE
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